WAGNER HOSTS #5 SIOUX FALLS CHRISTIAN

The Lady Raiders hosted the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers last Tuesday in girls basketball action. The Chargers would hold a 14-9 edge after one. Wagner would cut the lead to 4 trailing 18-22 at the half. The Raiders would knot up the score at 22 three minutes into the 3rd period but then find themselves trailing 30-36 after three quarters of action. Wagner would be stuck on 30 points for 7 minutes and 35 seconds and lose the game 33-54. Abby Brunsing would lead Wagner with 14 points, 8 boards, and4 steals. KyaKjeldgaard would add 6 points and grab 8 rebounds. Sydney Cournoyer would finish with 4 points and 3 boards, while Macy Koupal would also add 4 points, 3 steals, and 2 assists. Jayla Bruguier and Caydynce Olson would round out the scoring with 3 and 2 points. Wagner would win the battle on the glass 28-25 but would commit 27 turnovers to SFC 14. Wagner would shoot a cold percentage 11-42 for 26% from the floor while the Chargers would hit 22-51 for 43%. Wagner would hit 8-10 foul shots compared to 9-16 from the Chargers. “We made the work for everything defensively the first 3 quarters. Our turnovers in the 4th cost us as we let them lead to transition lay-ups for them. Again, we have to be more aggressive with the ball going to the rim and creating shots, but open shots and not forcing. We did a great job for the most part in half court defense. We rebounded well. We handled their press fairly well, but the half court unforced turnovers have to be more limited.”